House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she and the Trump administration are close to agreement on a coronavirus aid package, as negotiators struggle to hammer out a deal to provide funding and resources for American workers, families and businesses reeling with health and financial problems amid the crisis.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for the new coronavirus. He is quarantining himself at home after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms.
The spread of the novel coronavirus has led many people to stock up on supplies Thursday prompting long lines at some locations, even though it seems many shoppers are more concerned about stores running out of supplies than COVID-19 itself.
Disney is closing Walt Disney World, its flagship theme park resort in Orlando, Florida, because of the global pandemic. The news comes after Disney closed its Disneyland resort earlier on Thursday.
All senior missionaries and young missionaries with serious or chronic medical conditions in Europe will return home beginning March 12, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced.
The entertainment industry is preparing to shut down to curb the spread of the coronavirus. That means canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and eliminating live audiences from television shows until it's safe to welcome crowds back.
Businesses and churches are taking measures to protect the community and prepare against coronavirus, but you might be wondering what steps you can take in your home.
Fabio Wajngarten, the press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, tested positive for coronavirus just days after meeting with President Trump.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 2,100 points, or 9%, shortly before noon, while the broader S&P 500 was off 8.2%, amid a cascade of cancellations and shutdowns across the globe.
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CARLA K. JOHNSON and VICTORIA MILKO, Associated Press
Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 coronavirus patients have recovered around the globe.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a “pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics.
Princess Cruises, which had one of its ships quarantined off the coast of Japan last month, is suspending global operations through early May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The governor’s order to cancel all mass gatherings of 100 people or more starting Monday is having a huge impact on some major events and productions scheduled.